Woman Shot To Death In New Haven

Police investigate connection between vehicle and fatal shooting in New Haven.

NEW HAVEN — A woman in her 40s was shot and killed on Second Street early Saturday morning, police said.

Officers responding to reports of several gunshots at 1:36 a.m. Saturday found a woman who had been shot in the torso outside the rear of a building at 66 Second St., according to police.

The victim, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say they are investigating a possible connection between the shooting and a vehicle that was pursued by police from the scene of the shooting to West Haven, where the male driver was located on Gretta Street after crashing his car.